1st grow/Amnesia Lemon/Outdoor/Zone 8

04.28.22 Placed the five seeds in water for about 14 hours as required for the sellers guarantee, and then moved to wet paper towel on plate. Feel like I'm doing a kindergarten science project. Got the regular seeds since this will be for my own use and I would like to harvest seeds for the years to come. Hopefully I end up with five healthy seedlings and then at least one healthy female and one healthy male. I'm confused about why everyone isn't harvesting seed. I get that it can be annoying to have to pick out seeds before using the flower and there will be energy diverted to seed growth instead of flower growth, with how much each seed cost me, I really can't afford not to. My biggest concern is, since I'm growing outside I'll be covering up at the least the male to keep the pollen as local as possible. Will a light row cover work? This will be a grand adventure in gardening :D 04.29.22 All the seeds are viable. Planting into pots of basic seedling soil and placing on the east facing window (best I've got). Fingers crossed that at least 4 grow into seedlings. Found some useful reference resources on Kindle Unlimited about growing for seed. Hope I get there😅 05.02.22 I see seedlings coming up from the soil. So excited! 05.03.22 Five little seedlings reaching for the sun. Feeling good.